Spirochaeta

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπεῖρα (speîra, “coil”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”).

Proper noun

Spirochaeta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Spirochaetaceae – the spirochetes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Spirochaetae - phylum; Spirochaetes - class; Spirochaetales - order; Spirochaetaceae - family

Hyponyms

• See Spirochaeta on WikispeciesWikispecies for species.